It says something about Spiritualized’s latest album, Everything Was Beautiful, that even with nine musicians onstage, their live incarnation very much performs a bare-bones version of its contents. Frontman Jason Pierce more-or-less set out his […]
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss will join Australian rockers SISTERS DOLL on stage during their May 22 concert at the Cutting Room in New York City. SISTERS DOLL was previously the backup band for Criss […]
It’s pop art, but not as you know it. Robbie Williams is the latest in a long list of musicians to have branched out into painting as another way to express themselves, but will it […]
A Perfect Circle mastermind Billy Howerdel has formally announced his debut solo album, What Normal Was, arriving June 10th. Howerdel will be supporting the LP’s release with a summer North American tour. Dates kick off […]
They’re two of the most popular singers of all time and share a number of musical connections, but Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick never got along. At the very least, Franklin didn’t have many positive […]
Irish rockers Fontaines D.C. are on course to score their first-ever UK Number 1 album with Skinty Fia. The Dublin-born group – comprising Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III, Grian Chatten and Tom Coll […]
070 Shake has announced her new album, You Can’t Kill Me, set for release later this year. Ahead of the album, she dropped a new single, “Skin And Bones,” on which, she delivers her signature, […]
Ry Cooder was just 14 when he first saw Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee playing live. “Just their walk to the stage was unbelievably dramatic,” he remembers. The harmonica and guitar-playing folk-blues duo were appearing […]
Debuting on NBC in 1993, the cop show NYPD Blue broke ground with its gritty storylines, cinematic style, and frank depictions of nudity. In doing so, it became a sensation, and turned its cast of […]
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced their list of nominees for the 2022 Libera Awards—and EDM.com will be presenting the Best Dance Record. The ceremony serves as the culmination of A2IM’s Indie Week, […]
BTS’s Jimin has dropped a number of solo songs throughout the years, but on April 24, he unveiled his first-ever original soundtrack (OST). The star collaborated with former Wanna One member Ha Sung-woon to release […]
070 Shake is finally coming back with her sophomore album. YOU CAN’T KILL ME is due out this spring via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings, and today, the singer has shared the project’s lead single, “Skin […]
For eight years, Jill Eikenberry worked at the law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney, and Kuzak—which is to say, for eight years, she starred on L.A. Law as fictional attorney Ann Kelsey. Eikenberry received acclaim […]
Charles Mingus is often regarded as one of the greatest jazz composers of the 20th century. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption toggle caption Bettmann/Bettmann Archive Charles Mingus is often regarded as one of the greatest jazz […]
Metal veterans Anthrax and Black Label Society are teaming up for a co-headlining North American tour this Summer. Rounding out the bill are hardcore metallers Hatebreed. The outing kicks off July 26th in Phoenix, and […]
This essay is adapted from Danyel Smith’s new book, “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.” My questions have never changed. Been asking since L.A. was new to me. Since my […]
Stax Records and Craft Recordings have announced a 50th anniversary edition, for June 24 release, of the Staple Singers’ bestselling 1972 title Be Altitude: Respect Yourself. This classic of soul and gospel history will be […]
As the rock’n’roll era took shape in the late 1940s, emerging from a raucous new blend of blues and jazz played for dancers in the night clubs of black America, the executives at major record […]
Record man Art Rupe, who started a small Boyle Heights-based independent label called Specialty Records in 1946 and went on to help launch the careers of artists including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Percy Mayfield and […]
Wet Leg fly in at Number 1 with their self-titled debut album, fronting a spectacular hat-trick of chart success for independent record labels who dominate all top three places on this week’s Official Albums Chart […]